Romantic Wonder Woman thoughts [Spoilers]

I haven't read the new Wonder Woman yet. (I get my comics monthly. If I confined my commentary to those comics I've actually read, I'd never get to talk about any of the interesting stuff.) And I haven't read the entire run. So I am really speaking from a place of ignorance here.

However, of course I have an opinion on Diana's potential romance with, um, Nemesis, right? Well, not so much with him in particular. From what I've seen of him, he seemed like kind of a jerk, although probably a redeemable one. But that's not my point.

I used to read Wonder Woman a bit in the late 60s (the Joan Crawford eyebrows era). Not so much in the 70s (the discount Emma Peel era). I have read only small bits of what came before then, and very little of what came after.

From what I recall of her romance with Steve Trevor back then, he wasn't much of a prize himself. He's petty and insecure. He's not all that bright. He's mean to her in her Diana Prince identity, and condescending to her as Wonder Woman. And he insists that she be the one to make any and all compromises in the relationship (well, to be fair, I don't imagine that the writers ever considered anything else, not only because the societal norm was for women to conform to what their men wanted, but because there wasn't much appreciation at that time for cultural diversity, whether those cultures were real or fictional).

Now, I don't know whether this "courtship" is genuine, but I do find it kind of neat that Diana's first impulse is to approach from her own cultural paradigm. Also interesting is her assumption that her culture's ways would be appropriate regardless of the gender(s) of the participants, which makes you think about how she would react to many of our own heavily gender-specific cultural assumptions.

I've read some other bloggers' opinions. Of those who object, on the whole most seem to object to the object of her interest, that he isn't worthy. (Some object because it isn't Batman or Superman, who seem to be the favored candidates for such a union.) I don't know much about him, and I definitely know nothing about his history in the DCU, so I can't speak to that. But a few folks just don't like the idea of Diana seeking out a partner at all--and it's certainly arguable that romance has weakened the character in the past. I don't think it has to, but I can see how it might be hard to manage.

I'm also kind of looking forward to the bowling thing, if only to see Diana in some rented bowling shoes. :)